By:Raquel Pearsall

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(Lindsay, 2016)

There was a discussion recently held by the head of Climatology and Geophysics Agency, Dwikorita Karnawati on October 16th, 2023. The main purpose is to emphasize the importance of global collaboration while we try to address the climate change resulting in the huge water crisis.

“Dwikorita revealed that many countries worldwide face disparities in capacity and resilience in dealing with the impact to climate change, especially concerning technology. She stressed that there is a significant gap between developed countries and developing nations, as well as impoverished and island nations in addressing this issue.

Therefore, collaboration among various stakeholders is essential in addressing the consequences of climate change and extreme weather events, (WorldWaterForum, 2023)”.

We must take the water crisis into our own hands as well;

• Turn the water off while you brush your teeth
• Don’t buy plastic water bottles, begin using reusable
• Shorter showers, or turn the water on low as you lather up
• Try to only wash clothes or dishes when system is full, record how much you use

(Municipality of Yarmouth, 2023)

The Water Management District in Southwest Florida, has been providing students and teachers with the ability to pledge they won’t overuse water and try to conserve 10 gallons of water daily! https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/residents/water-conservation

“Once a class completes the online challenge, they will receive a free conservation challenge kit that includes a class conservation poster, watershed stickers, home water use surveys, leak detection tablets, bookmarks and pencils. They will also be able to develop a plan for a conservation activity through the web page, (Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2009)”.

References:

Lindsay, J. (2016, May 16). You are a global educator. It’s time to start thinking like one. eSchool News. Retrieved September 25, 2024, from https://www.eschoolnews.com/district-management/2016/05/16/you-are-a-global-educator-its-time-to-start-acting-like-one/

Municipality of Yarmouth. (2023, August 23). Water Conservation Practices Can Have a Lasting Impact! Municipality of Yarmouth. Retrieved September 25, 2024, from https://munyarmouth.ca/index.php/community/recent-news-updates/715-water-conservation-practices-can-have-a-lasting-impact

Southwest Florida Water Management District. (2009, April). Online tool helps students pledge to conserve water. Watermatters. https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/newsroom/news/online-tool-helps-students-pledge-conserve-water

WorldWaterForum. (2023, May 23). Global Collaboration in Response to the Climate-Induced Water Crisis. 10TH WORLD WATER FORUM. Retrieved September 25, 2024, from https://worldwaterforum.org/blog/news-3/global-collaboration-in-response-to-the-climate-induced-water-crisis-84

By : Raquel Pearsall

September 21st, 2024

You might ask what is a digital footprint? Or ‘do I have one already? ’The answer is Yes!

“Digital footprints contain valuable information about individuals’ identities, preferences, behaviors, and connections, making them a rich source of intelligence for security professionals and private investigators, (XPressGuard, 2024)”. Any interaction online leaves a digital footprint!

<< Visualization of our digital footprint, (<epam>,2024).

In my future profession as a criminologist, I’d haveto study and evaluate others’ digital footprint topossibly find them, their connections, or evenpossible future intentions.

Types of Digital footprints:

● Browsing history

● Emails, texts,video chats

● Online purchases

● Social media activity

Social Platforms, (Tzu, 2014).

“Despite the emphasis on positive digital footprints as students go forward to college and job applications, in-the-moment actions can often lead to regrets (Crompton, 2020, pg16,ph2)”. At any age you must be aware of what you post or talk aboutpublicly online. What you might agree on today, you might notnext week. Always try to be respectful to your peers andconscious in your posts.

If you’d like, watch LPUB Academic center’s take on digital footprints below!